Journal
MINERALS
Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages 367-379Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/min5030367
Keywords
calcination; Iran; low-grade phosphate ore; phosphate deposit; rotary kiln; shaking table
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Three quarters of the world's phosphate deposits are of sedimentary origin and 75%-80% of those include carbonate gangue. In this study, carbonate sedimentary phosphate deposits of the Lar Mountains of southwest Iran are studied. These deposits consist mainly of calcite, fluorapatite, quartz, kaolinite and illite, with an average P2O5 grade of 9%-10% (low-grade). Various pre-processing and processing methods have been developed for concentrating low-grade phosphate up to marketable grade and this study aims to select the optimal method to produce an economically viable grade of phosphate concentrate from low-grade ore. Different concentration methods, including calcination and gravity separation, were applied on samples at both a laboratory and semi-industrial scale (pilot scale). Using an integrated method of calcination (performed in a rotary kiln) and shaking table for concentrating the low-grade phosphate ore, the results show promise at producing grades of 30.77% P2O5 with 60.7%-63.2% recovery.
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